“Anyons” are quantum particles or excitations, theoretically possible in two space dimensions, with exchange statistics intermediate between bosons and fermions. They are associated with surface phenomena in the presence of magnetic flux. Theoretical applications include explaining the quantum Hall effect, describing quantum vortices in superfluids, and their relevance to quantum computing. In 2020, more than forty years after they were first suggested [1]}, experimentalists succeeded in creating anyonic excitations. The experimental confirmation of their prediction attracted considerable new attention to these fascinating possibilities.
